It’s oh so quiet: Japan trounces Canada in front of disappointing crowd 26 Oct 2014 I hate writing soccer-attendance stories. They remind me of the times I used to have to lobby and lobby editors to give a soccer story a little more space, or any space at all. So, just the writing this column is making me owly and growly. On Saturday, the Women’s World Cup champions from Japan came to Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium …
Taking the pulse 17 Mar 2014 Go east, young man. That’s what Canadian defender Dejan Jakovic chose to do. A veteran of Major League Soccer, Jakovic made the move across the Pacific Ocean to begin a new chapter in his career. What does Japan have in store for him?
Mistakes aplenty as Canada loses friendly to Japan 22 Mar 2013 So, Canada’s 2-1 loss to Japan in a men’s friendly in Doha, Qatar Friday really didn’t go against any major script in the soccer world. All of the goals came thanks to some major defensive miscues. And, with better finishing, there could have been more.
Chencinski’s inclusion highlights Canadian national-team roster 14 Mar 2013 Tomer Chencinski is finally going to get his chance to play for Canada.
Former Eddie Matt Lam makes the move to Hong Kong’s Kitchee SC 28 Feb 2013 Hong Kong First Division side Kitchee SC has announced Lam's capture, as reported Wednesday in the Chinese media.
Whitecaps sign Japanese forward Kobayashi 28 Jan 2013 Kobayashi will now call Vancouver home, as the Whitecaps announced Monday that the 29-year-old had signed, adding yet another attacking player to group of hopefuls that include three young project players the team signed last week.
Lam isn’t welcome back to train or play with FC Edmonton 17 Sep 2012 Matt Lam won’t be back with FC Edmonton this season — and likely won’t be back for next year.
After OIympic loss to Japan, we will now see if mental preparations paid off for the Canadian women 25 Jul 2012 Over the coming days, we will see how well Canada responds to Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Japan in the group-stage opener of the Olympic tournament in Coventry. You can’t escape some of the parallels to the 2011 World Cup opener, another 2-1 loss to a world-power team.
Herdman and Canadian women’s team working out the final details ahead of Olympics 11 Jul 2012 “We create some technical blueprints in each game,” Herdman said during a conference call with media on Wednesday.
Canadian women work on mixing up their attack as Vancouver camp continues 15 May 2012 Herdman is now encouraging his players to play possession football when appropriate – but also not to shirk away from playing a more direct style against superior technical sides.